Dynamics

This course introduces the basic concepts of kinematics and kinetics that are necessary to understand, analyze and design a variety of mechanisms and machines, such as airplanes, automobiles or satellites. Dynamics is concerned with the description and analysis of the movement of particles and rigid bodies (kinematics) and the relations between kinematics and kinetics (mass and forces). The course covers the equations of motion and derived methods of analysis, namely the work-energy relation and the linear and angular impulse-momentum relations.